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Georgia Court Clerk Liable for Failure to Inform Prison Officials of Sentence Reduction

The Georgia Supreme Court has held that a court clerk is not entitled to official immunity in a lawsuit claiming negligent performance of a ministerial duty. At the heart of the case was the clerk’s failure to inform prison officials about a court order that reduced a prisoner’s sentence.

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